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SHELBY, N. C. FRIDAY, DEC. 20, 1929.
Published Monday, Wednesday and Friday Afternoons
By man pei year Up advance) $340
Carrier, per year < In advance* $300
LA TE NEWS
t THE MARKET.
'Cotton, strict mid ....lS'jc
Cotton Seed, per bn. __36c
Fair Weather.
North Carolina fair weather
Slightly colder In central and north
west portion. Saturday fair, slowly
, rising temperature.
W. T. Rankin Dead.
Wiley T. Rankin, prominent Gas
tonia cotton manufacturer and for
mer mayor iif that city, died Wed
nesday night at his winter home in
Fort Lauderdale, Fla., following a
. severe heart attack, only a few min
utes previously.
Verdict Today.
A verdict is looked for today at
Burnsville where eight McDowell
county deputies are charged with
* second degree murder of six Mar
ion mill strikers. Hon. Clyde R.
Hoey of Shelby who defended the
deputies, addressed the jury yester
day afternoon and this morning
the judge’s charge was delivered.
Paragon Bays
. Blanton Wright
Left Over From Paragon Close-Out
Will Be Merged With Blanton
Wright Stock.
The rather surprising announce
ment was made today by M. A
Spangler, of the Paragon depart
ment store that this big organiza
tion had yesterday bought out the
Blanton-Wright clothing store.
The deal was made wih surpris
"inz suddenness.
The managers of the Paragon
stepped between the Blanton
Wright firm and its creditors, and
took over the stock. Happening
right on the eve of the Paragon's
departure from business, Mr. Span
gler made the announcement that
tha big department store’s left-over
stock will, the first of the year, be
transferred to the Blanton-Wright
store, which is immediately next
door, and the stocks merged into
one.
Just what the disposition of these
jcint stocks will be Mr. Spangler
did not say; said he couldn't make
a formal declaration about the fu
ture at this time, but will later.
Up until the purchase of the
_Blanton-Wright stock the Paragon
managers had decided to remove
then- left-over stock to the Paragon
Bargain place on Warren street.
The Paragon department store is
owned by Mr. Spangler and Wil
Hr.m Lineberger, president of the
Cleveland Bank and Trust company
and other enterprises.
Kings Mountain Man
Not To Face Court
Walter Dtl'in-’s Car Struck Aged
Man Who Ws A Crirp e
Tuesday Night.
» Gastonia, Dec. 18—According to a
statement made this r.ftemcon by
Coroner J. F. Wallace, no charges
will be brough. against Walter Dill
ing of Kings Mountain in connec
tion with the death of R. L. Hoff
man, elderlv storekeeper, who was
killed Tuesday night when he wrs
struck by an automobile driven by
Dil’ing.
The death will be recorded as ac
cidental,'Coroner Wallace said.
Relatives of the dead man, after
considering the circumstances, de
clared they did not want an in
quest held or charges made against
‘driver of the machine, Mr. Wallace
added.
Mr. Hoffman was 65 vears old,
and for more than 20 years had
been a resident of Gastonia. The
tccident in which he met his death
occurred when he was crossing
Franklin street, in front of his store
about 6:30 Tuesday night. Mr. Hoff
man was crippled and used a
crutch.
Clarence Morrison who is build
fcig the hospital at Mooresville will
arrive home tomorrow to spend the
Christmas holidays with his family
on S. LaPayette street.
No Issue Of The
» Star Wednesday
Following: a long custom.
The Cleveland Star will omit
one paper during the year
and this time, The Star will
not issue cn Wednesday
Christmas day. There will be
an issue Monday next and
again on Friday, bat the
* Christmas day issue (Wed
nesday; will he omitted to
give the organization of fif
teen employees an opportun
ity to ..'-•end ihe Yn'etir’e with
*>' f n*“cv
The business office wi'i oe
open on Christmas eve, but
the entire shop will be closed
Christmas day.
Mull Opposes
Raise In Pay
Of Employees
Says Times Are Hard And StaU
Employees Should Not Ask
For Boost In Pay.
Raleigh, Dec. 19.—If any state em
ployees are entertaining hopes that
• they may obtain a new year’s pres
ent from the state salary and wage
commission when it meets for its
annual January meeting—if it does
—they are doomed to disappoint
ment.
Not that the new executive coun
sel, Odus M. Mull, said as much in
so many ways. But Mr. Executive
Counsel Mull has a good many dif
ferent ways of saying things.
When asked today when the sal
ary and wage commission was go
ing to meet, and what the expecta
( tions were that salaries would be
increased, Mr. Mull said:
Times Hard.
“You know, I have seen several
pieces in the papers lately to the
effect that times are sort of hard
that there are a lot of people out of
work hunting jobs, and glad to get
anything they can hold of,” said
Mr. Mull.
“Of course, I don’t know whether
all of that is true or not, or wheth
er the members of the salary and
wage commission have read these
pieces or not, for I have not talk
ed to them. But if these reports are
correct, I should not think this
would be a very good time for state
employes to ask for salary increases.'
There will be no Christmas or
New Year’s paroles this.year, either,
according to Mr. Mull, who called
attention to the announcement made
by Governor Gardner several days
ago that no parole or pardon mat
ters would be considered until after
January 1.
Mr. Mull was clearing off his
desk today preparatory to leaving
for his home in Shelby, as Gover
nor Gardner has given all state em
ployees a holiday next week until
Thursday, December 26.
Sixteen Pound Box
Of Candy “For Her’*
Down at the Cleveland drug store
is a sixteen pound box of candy on
display for ~ few days, awaiting de
livery during the holidays to a
“certain young lady.” When the
factory received the special order it
telephoned 1 ack to verify the order
because sixteen pound box order*
are not usual. It was not an order
from a “family man” for his wife
and house lull of kids, but an order
from a single fellow to make hi*
"sweetie” sweeter.
County Taxes Paid
Amount To $180,000
To date, sheriff and county tax
collector, I. M. Allen, has collected
$180,000 of the $500,000 county
taxes due each year. With the year
drawing to a close, the sheriff’s of
fice is ove.TLn with tax payers
meeting the annual obligation. There
was a discount of one per cent on
taxes paid during October, a half of
one per cent during November, but
all taxes are ret doling the *nonths
of Decamba/ and January. On and
after February 1, 1930, a penalty of
one percent goes on all unpaid
county taxes, according to a state
wide law passed by the last general
assembly.
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Wright spent
Thursday in Charlotte.
Prominent New Yorker
Confirms Engagement
To New Jersey Heb
irj'MV r *
William H. Vanderbilt, great-great
great-grandson of Commodore Cor
nelias Vanderbilt, ia reported to
have admitted that he ia “the tacky
man” when asked if he was engaged
to wed Anne G. Colby, debutante
daughter of the Everett Colbya of
West Orange, N. J. This ia Mr.
Vanderbilt’s second marital ven
ture.
Femer County
Woman Is Dead
Mrs. J. A. Young Of Newton, Daugh
ter Of Late W. B. Hoyle Of
Belwood Section.
The wile of Dr. J. A. Young of
Newton died Tuesday In the Davis
hospital following a serious opera
tion. Before marriage she was Miss
Emma Yoimg, daughter of the late
Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Hoyle of the
Belwood section. She was 49 years
of age and was married to Dr. J. A
Young, a brother of Mr, C. 8.
Young of Shelby la 1904. Since then
she and Dr. Young have been living
in Newton where he practiced his
profession as a dentist
Mrs. Young was a very devoted
wife, a consecrated Christian char
acter and a valued member of the
Methodist church at Newton. 8he
was noted Mr her sunny disposition
and radiant cheer which she
brought to all around her. Besides
her, husband the following children
survive: Dr. Warren Young, Joseph
and Nancy Young. Funeral services
were conducted from their home
Wednesday afternoon and Inter
ment was in the Newton cemetery.
A large floral offering and many
friends attested the esteem In which
she was held.
Attending the funeral from Shel
by were Mr. and Mrs. C. S. Young,
Mr. and Mrs. Reid Young, Mr. and
Mrs. Rush Thompson, Messrs. Z. J
and W. H. Thompson, Mr. and
Mrs. George Hoyle. Mrs. Frank
Hoyle and Mr. Joe Baber.
Women Ask For
Clean Premises
Mrs. John W. Harbison, president
of the Woman’s club is anxious for
a clean city during the Christmas
holidays and is making an appeal
for the merchants to sweep their
sidewalks and clean their rear
premises and the citizens generally
to clean their front and rear yards
before Christmas. The members of
the Woman’s club make this special
request an the storekeepers and
citizens In order that Shelby might
be clean for the holidays.
Mayor Asks That Fireworks
Not Be Shot On The Streets
With the Yuletide season ap
proaching rnd recalling the un
favorab'e publicity Which the city
received two years ago when there
was a demonstration against the
law at the city hall, Mayor Mc
Murry has issued a statement call
ing attention to the law and ash
ing that fireworks not be shot on
the streets or sidewalks, but that
the youths confine their activities
to the court square or their own
private property.
The message reads as follows:
‘ I wish to extend to the young
folks of She'by, Christmas Greet
ings. and it is my wish that each of
you shall rave* your full share of
Qh- Joy.
“I aho wi h to ask that you ob
serve the City Ordinance which
prohibits the shooting of firecrack
ers on the sidewalks and streets,
etc. The shooting of firecrackers
along public streets and sidewalks
is very dangerous and I hope you
will respect my wishes in this mat
ter, particularly throwing firecrack
ers at or near people or automo
biles.
"Realizing Christmas and fire
crackers go together, please use the
Court Square or your own private
property to shoot all the firecrack
ers you want. Your complying with
this request will be highly appre
ciated by the Police Department
and myself.”
Mayor McMurry says this request
is purely to protect women end
children on the streets from danger
and also to protect property from
fire, the purpose of the law when it
was enacted He says the Court
3:.uare will be tu.ne-' over to one
youngsters for the use of their fire
works, for here there is no danger
to property and here the shooting
can be done under police supervis
ion.
85 Begs Mail
Leave Shelly
On One Train
Early Mailing Agitation Has Had
Good Effect. Window Open At
Night 7 To 9.
New records were established for
early Christmas mailing, says Post
master J. H Quinn, the local post
office having dispatched 85 bags of
mall over the eastbound Southern
train Tuesday night and approxl
mately the same num'er again
Wednesday night when the bags
were filled mrre heavily. “At last
the agitation that has been going on
for years foi early mailing Is hav
i lng Its effect, said Mr. Quinn and
It facilities the handing of the holi
day mall.
It looks n„w as If the mall will
be heavier than any previous holi
day and to help handle the situa
tion, three extra men have been
added to the Shelby poet office
farce—two extra carriers and one
extra clerk. This heavy mall a week
before Christmas Indicates that
the patrons are co-operating with
the postal department in mailing
?arly and when the 85 bags left on
x single train Monday and the same
1 number aga-r. Wednesday, a new
i record In early mailing through the
Shelby post-ffice was established.
There may be a drop, however, dur
ing the few .lays prior to Christmas
?ve, due to the fact that a week be
fore Christmas, the mall * waa so
heavy.
Night service has been Inaugu
rated at the vindows at the local of
fice. Norma’:y the windows close at
6 o'clock, bur from now until
Christmas civ windows will open at
7 and remain open until 9 few the
convenience cf the patrons.
There wit! bo no s< rvice Christmas
day except for the dispatch of out
going mall aw* working that which
comes In for boxes. Special deliv
eries will, of course, be handled
Christmas c'aj. Rural and city car
riers will » ot make their usual
rounds Christmas day.
Train* Are leaded.
Thad C. ?trd, returning Wednes
day night from Greensboro where
he went to bring bis, sister. Miss
May Wilsoii to his home in Shelby
for a rest, rays Southern train No.
135 carried eleven jars of mail, two
cars of express and only one car of
passengers. This is some indication
of the heavy volume of mall which
the faflroads rnd pOStal service han
dle during the Christmas season.
Gulf Refining
Opens Station
Company Owned And Operated
Station At Corner Of De
Kalb And Warren.
The fine new Gulf Refining
Company’s Filling Station, Just
completed, and located at the cor
ner of DeKalb and Cast Warren
streets, will b- opened for public
service tomorrow, after an eight
weeks’ constriction period.
This will be a company operated
station, with Tommy Harrill. one of
the city’s veT known former ath
letes as manager, and Harry Hud
son, also bi-orcly known in this sec
tton, as assistant manager.
This is said to be the last word in
modern filling station construction,
ornamental, and with every new de
vice for serving the motoring pub
lic. Special features Include a rotary
lift for growing cars, special tyfVe
pumps bein? used. The modem
touches even Include electric water
cooler.
To Draw For Free
Car Tuesday Noon
Chevrolet Car Will Be Given Away
By American Legion. Three
Day Grace.
At noon Tuesday. December 24. at
the First National bank corner, a
number will be drawn from a box
and the holder of this number will
receive free a Chevrolet sedan given
away by the American Legion and
local merchants who have been
giving a ticket free for each one
dollar purchase It is not necessary
for the holders of tickets to be on
hand. The number drawn will oe
advertised far three days and at
the end of that time, if the holder
of the lucky ticket has not shown
up to claim his prize, another ticket
will be drawn and a period of three
days allowed for the holder to
come forw* ~d with his ticket
vidence of his win.
Merchants who are co-operating
will continue to give tickets through
Monday night when all boxes will
be sealed for the drawing on Tues
day at noon.
Will Wed Heir to Rockefeller Fortunes
El
Mary
Todhunter
Clark,
daughter of
Mr. and Mr>
Percy H.
Clark, of
Philadelphia,
whose
engagement
to Nelson
Alrich
Rockefeller,
youngest son
of John D.
Rockefeller,
Jr., has been
announced.
Empty Stocking Fund To
Close Monday
There are just a few more nights before Old Santa
packs his kit and starts upon his rounds spreading Yuletide
cheer and joy. And there are just two more days in which
Shelby and Cleveland county people may contribute to The
Star’s Christmas Stocking Fund for the poor of the town.
It’s now time for those who have been putting it off to give.
The fund closes Monday evening so that distribution among
the unfortunate homes may be made Tuesday, Have you
given ? I —
The fund Is still far short of last
year's mark The empty stocking
has not been filled. Santa may be
unable to cail at a dozen or more
homes Tuesday evening with food,
fuel and chthing. Any number of
hungry youngsters may have reason
lo believe tnat there is no Santa
when they awake Christinas morn
and find that Kris Klngle has not
called upon them.
! Don’t put It off any longer—Give
now!
Gifts so far to the fund have
come from organizations, clubs,
Sunday school classes, prominent
men and women, and many gif's
have come from humble homes—
homes when there is none too much
money but enough to live on and
help others to live. All of the gifts
haven't come from Shelby people
Many have come in from the farms
of the county. One of the biggest
individual gifts recorded during the
week came from a big-hearted young
larmer and his wife.
Outside Aid.
Much aid has been given to The
Star’s annual charity fund of such
a nature that it would not be prop
erly recognized la the list of con
tributions. For Instance, the
sprightly group of hello girls at the
telephone exchange visited the wel
fare officer and had him single out
a special case or two for them.
"Our money lines are not so busy,"
they said, “but in our Idle time we
can sew and make things that will
help. Give us a case or two where
some deserving girl or mother needs
help and ws’ll get together their
needs.”
By this plan there Is no doubi
ing-up. Money, or rather supplies,
that would have gone to the cases
taken over by the hello girls will
now’ go to other deserving cases,
thus cr.rlng :oi more. One lady also
asked for a special case to take care
of herself although a nice contribu
tion had already been made by her
family. Several of the Sunday school
classes, including one made up of
little tots, are taking Individual
cases and scraping together the
needed artltf.ee. Many helping hands
are being extended by this method,
all of which are appreciated by The
Star, by ti e civic committee in
charge, and ty the welfare officer.
Everyone knows that they will be
dergly appreciated by the recipi
ents.
But more money is needed. There
Is much coal and wood to buy, sup
plies to be purchased, and clothing
to be secured.
Remember, just two more days In
which to get your gift to. you’ll
feel better down in you Wednes
day morning when you awake to an
other Christmas day, If you have
done your bit to make It Christmas
everywhere to Shelby. Somewhere
about the town a weary mother, or
a deserving youngster will be offer
‘.ng a prayer tor you and what you've
dene to Him whose birth anniver
sary It is.
Previously acknowledged .. $454.50
R. T. LeGrand ... 10.0ft
Mrs. Gene Schenck ........... 3.00
John R. McCIurd. 5.00
Mrs. Lem Connor-..-* 1.00
Carolina Fruit and
Produce Company_..... 15.00
Cash ....... 1.00
James Ttddy . ..—-1.00
L. C. Kester -- 1.00
Patton’* Barber Shop __MO
J. B. Nolan_—-1.00
J. H. Quinn .....-...- 1.00
Chaa. Hoey_2.00
Chaa. Enfield __4_ 5.00
J. D. Llneberger_y_ 5.00
Paul Webb .. 2.50
B. I. Smith___2.50
W. E. Jordan_ 5.00
O. S. Anthony _ 1.00
C. S. Young _ 5.00
C. A. Burros_...___1.00
Klwanls Club.25.00
Cash __ 5.00
Total . ..$557.50
I Gardner Menu Had
Eagle Flour, Shelby
(Special to The Star.)
Raleigh, Dec. 20.—Governor Gard
ner's very successful live-at-home
banquet at the executive mansion
last night did not overloqk Gover
nor Gardner's home town. The more
than 200 people enjoying themselves
at the banquet ate their, Carolina
turkey, ham and other delectable*
with delicious rolLs and biscuits
made of flour from the Eagle Roller
miller at Shelby. The attractive
menu tendered each guest informed
just what section each portion of
the big meal came from and in the
general praise of the guests. North
Carolina's largest eotiton county
was praised for producing fine flour
as well as an unusually popular
governor and the state's greatest
cotton crop.
Local Citizens May
Organize And Bid On
Hotel Property Here
Boiling Springs
Light System Sold
Southern Public Utilities Bop
Fourth Fight System In This
Section.
By a vote of f>2 to 32 the citi
zens of Bolling Springs voted to
sell their electric light plant to the
Southern Public Utilities company
for the consideration of $18,000
Tills Is the fourth system this com
pany has purchased within the past
six months. Recently the citizens of
Ellenboro, Mooresboro and Lf.tt.l
more sold their plants to the Sou
thern Pubhc Utility company, a
ubstdlary of the Southern Power
ompany. The price of each plant
vas around $15,000.
It is understood that the new
owners will rebuild the Bolling
Springs plant as they have done
their newly acquired properties at
Ellenboro, Mooresboro and Lattt
j mere and that lower rates will be
established.
Mr. Rex Brooks of Mooresboro has
become manager of the Bolling
Springs plant under Its new own
ership.
1 ocal Stores Are
Broken And Robbed
%. And P. 1 •» Store And Reinharts
Are Entered. Thought To
Be Boys.
Both the A. and P. Tea company
tore on N. LaFayette street and the
0. H. Reinhart store In South Shel
by were entered by thieves this week
and robbed. Officers who are Inves
tigating the robberies are convinc
ed that both stores were broken
and entered by small boys. The cash
register was demollslied at the
A. and P. Tta store and a few dol
lars tn cash taken therefrom, to
gether with a small quantity of
groceries.
Breaking n door or Window In the
rear of the Reinhart store In South
Shelby, the thieves, thought to be
the same pe' .ies. stole a quantity of
pocket knives, some socks and
sweaters. In all the value of the
goods stolen from the Reinhart
store amountec. to $30.00.
Merchants are asking the city of
ficials to pu: orr a couple of extra
men on the police force during the
holidays In order to keep a more
vigilant watch during the nights.
Double Cage Bill
At Tin Can Tonight
Shelby High Teams Play Two Kings
Mountain Teams. Girls
And Boys.
The entire athletic prowess of
both Shelby nigh and Kings Moun
tain will be on exhibition at the
"tin can" here tonight as the Shelby
boys meet the Kings Mountain quint
!n one basketball game and the
Shelby high girls sextet takes on
the fair Kir.; Mountain basketball
tossers in another game.
Early season scores indicate that
the teams in both contests will be
near equally matched and fans are
assured on interesting evening of
fast sport.
Holiday Trade Nearing Its
Peak—Stores Open At Night
Holiday trade in Shelby is near
ing its peak and with only three
more shopping days left, the stores
are swarming with Christmas shop
pers, most of whom of course are
women who do most of the buying
for themselves and also for the men
of the household. The weather has
been very unfavorable for shopping,
but thousaans swarm the stares and
streets Just the same to the las:
few days, making final preparations
far the great holiday season of the
year.
All stares that keep holiday
goods are keeping open at night
until 9 o'clock to accommodate the
crowds. Thts gives the men a chance
to do their buying after their day’s
work is dam..
Never before have, the stores been
so well stocked with Christmas
goods as this year and while trade
has been slack on days when the
weather was bad, sunshine and Sat- j
urdays bring them out by the thou
sands. Tomorrow (Saturday) Is the
last Saturday before Christmas and
the largest arqwd of the fall is ex
pected.
Holiday Dressings.
Each store is beautifully decorated
in the holiday colors of red and
green and he court square has a
large lighted tree and strings of red
and green ught globes around the
square and a string of lights ex
tending from each corner to the
four comers of the temple of Jus
tice.
Shelby has become a shopping
center for a wide area and each day
finds shopper • from adjoining
counties hen* to buy not only their
holiday wan s but the every day
necessities of life. Some of the
largest stores in this section of the
state are located in Shelby and
(Continued on page fifteen.)
New Company Being Organ*
ized To Bid On Cleveland
Springs Property. State*
ment Of Indebtedness.
A company (a being or granted
in Shelby, known aa the CJeve
land Springs Development com*
pany which will bid on the
Cleveland Springs property when
It goes on sale at noon, Jana*
ary 18. At least a letter has
been sent to all stockholders
in the Cleveland Springs com
pany aafc'ng them If they at*
willing to subscribe for as much
stock In the new as they had
In the old company.
The letter says if the response to
this proposition is one hundred per
cent, a meeting win be called of the
new stockholders to determine What
price to bid on the property and If
the bid sticks. Just what action the
new company will take. If the new
company Is i nsuccessful either In
Its organisation or Its bid at the
sale. It will lie dissolved without ex
pense or obligation.
An official letter which goes out
from the directors of the present
Cleveland Springs company goes
into details about the cost of the
property and Its operation, prior to
the fire which destroyed the hotel
building In the early fall. This
letter reads:
Total Cost 9275,000.
“The dtrc-ctors of Cleveland
Springs company wish to make a
statement to the stockholders of the
corporation of the financial affairs
of the company. The corporation
was* organised In 1919 for the pur
pose of erecting a hotel building at
Cleveland Springs. Subscription for
common stock in the company was
solicited and stock sold and paid fee*
to the amount of $109,000. The ho
tel building was erected at an ap
proximate cost of 9179.000 and hotel
furniture and equipment waa
bought for approximately 940,000.
Three hundred acres of land* were
purchased for approximately gCO.
000, making a totafc expenditure of
2275,000. That part of the directors
of the company who reside In Shel
by purchased 975,000 of preferred
stock of the company, paying cash
for same, so as to reduce the in
debtedness on the corporation. Aft
er this was done the company owed
approximately 205.000 which was se
cured by the personal endorsement
of that same part of the directors
of the corporation.
Land Development
“In 1925 tne directors made a
contract with A. E. Marshall St
Son of Clearwater, Fla., to sell them
9200.000 common stock (n the cor
poration and these people under
took to put on a land development
of the surplu:. real estate of the cor
poration. On account of financial
conditions, however, this sale ot
stock failed to be carried through,
but in the meantime the directors
living In Shelby accepted lots In
payment of their preferred stock by
which transaction the 275,000 pre
ferred stock o’ the corporation was
cancelled and these directors receiv
ed In exchange for same lots con
stituting an area of approximately
15 acres of land, the directors tak
ing a loss In the transaction with
(Continued on page fifteen.)
Mills To Banquet
Key Men Saturday
Dr. D. W. Daniels To Address Dover
Mill Men And Rev. L. B.
Hayes Shelby Men.
Two banquets 'arc scheduled for
Saturday night by local Industrial
plants which have been giving ban
quets annually to the “key” men of
their organizations. The Shelby
Cotton mill will serve about seventy
men at the Wayside restaurant on
East Warren street and the princi
pal speaker will be Rev. h. B. Hayes,
pastor of Central Methodist church.
“Key” men of the Dover MW cr
nizatlrns. composed at th* Dover.
Ora and Eastslde Mills wffl be ban
queted at the high school building
Saturday night beginning at 6:30
o’clock. The meal will be served by
the Daughters of the American Re
volution and the principal speaker
'or the occasion will be Dr. D. W.
Daniels of Clemson college, one at
the most popular after dinner
speakers in the south. Over 600 mm
are expected to attend the Dover
banquet.